Murcia Famous People
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Francoise Duparc (1726–1778): French painter born in
Monin Jose Redondo, conde de Floridablanca (1728–1808): a prominent statesman who held various posts during the reigns of Carlos III and Carlos IV.
Julian Romea (1813–1868): romantic drama actor.
Manuel Fernandez Caballero (1835–1906): composer of zarzuelas.
Tornel Jose Martinez (1845–1916): journalist.
Maximo Enrique Garcia (1954–2008): musicologist, researcher, and historian.
Alejandro Valverde (1980–): Spain 2008 champion cyclist, winner of eight stages in the Tour de France, and Tour of Spain winner in the general and the UCI ProTour circuit 2006 and 2008.
Diego Martin (1980–): singer-songwriter.
Nicolas Almagro (1985–): professional tennis player.
Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi (1219–1287): Sufi master.
Hibernon Andrew Beato (1534–1602): Franciscan religious beatified.
Pedro de Orrento (1580–1645): painter.
Diego de Saavedra Fajardo (1584–1648): writer and diplomat.
Salvador Jacinto Polo de Medina (1603–1676): writer and poet of the Golden Age Baroque.
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Francisco Sanchez Bautista (1925–): poet, born in the parish of Llano de Brujas.
Jaime Campmany (1925–2005): journalist, novelist, poet, and satirist.
Jose Maria Falgas (1929–): painter.
Pancrazio Celdran (1942–): writer and journalist specializing in history, language, ancient and medieval literature, cultural anthropology, and phraseology.
Charo (1951–): singer and showgirl.
Eloy Sanchez Rosillo (1948–): poet.
Francisco Frutos Valiente (1883–1933): Bishop of Jaca and
Jose Plans (1891–1974): sculptor, born in Espinardo.
Juan de la Cierva Codorniu (1895–1936): engineer and aviator; inventor of the autogyro.
Juan Gonzalez Moreno (1908–1996): an imagist and sculptor born in the parish of Aljucer.
Ramon Gaya (1910–2005): painter and writer; National Prize of Plastic Arts.
Juan Torres Fontes (1919–): medievalist.